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| Nation parties after Pharaohs win | Nation parties after Pharaohs win |
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| Hundreds of thousands of Egyptian football fans have taken to the streets after Egypt's victory in the Africa Cup of Nations football tournament. | Hundreds of thousands of Egyptian football fans have taken to the streets after Egypt's victory in the Africa Cup of Nations football tournament. |
| The Pharaohs beat Cameroon in Accra, the Ghanaian capital, to retain the cup they won on home soil two years ago. | The Pharaohs beat Cameroon in Accra, the Ghanaian capital, to retain the cup they won on home soil two years ago. |
| Sunday's 1-0 victory means Egypt have now won the cup a record sixth time. | Sunday's 1-0 victory means Egypt have now won the cup a record sixth time. |
| Within seconds of the final whistle being blown, the Egyptian capital erupted into a cacophony of noise and a blur of light, our correspondent said. | Within seconds of the final whistle being blown, the Egyptian capital erupted into a cacophony of noise and a blur of light, our correspondent said. |
| Tour boats on the Nile sounded their horns in time to the chants of crowds pouring across bridges spanning Africa's longest river. | Tour boats on the Nile sounded their horns in time to the chants of crowds pouring across bridges spanning Africa's longest river. |
| Fireworks lit up Cairo's night sky as jubilant fans climbed atop buses and cars, dancing and beating drums. | Fireworks lit up Cairo's night sky as jubilant fans climbed atop buses and cars, dancing and beating drums. |
| Celebrations are likely to continue for several days | Celebrations are likely to continue for several days |
| In Giza, the massive eight-lane Arab League street was brought to a standstill as flag-waving crowds celebrated the Pharaohs' historic victory. | In Giza, the massive eight-lane Arab League street was brought to a standstill as flag-waving crowds celebrated the Pharaohs' historic victory. |
| With people driving around and around roundabouts honking their car horns, some policemen joined in the festivities, the BBC's Ian Pannell reported from Cairo. | With people driving around and around roundabouts honking their car horns, some policemen joined in the festivities, the BBC's Ian Pannell reported from Cairo. |
| "I feel very happy and I'm going to party all night to celebrate," 19-year-old Cairo resident Mohammed Saeed told the AP news agency, his face painted in the national colours of red, white and black. | "I feel very happy and I'm going to party all night to celebrate," 19-year-old Cairo resident Mohammed Saeed told the AP news agency, his face painted in the national colours of red, white and black. |
| In the football-loving nation of 80m people, the celebrations are likely to continue for days to come, our correspondent adds. | In the football-loving nation of 80m people, the celebrations are likely to continue for days to come, our correspondent adds. |
| 'Disappointment' | 'Disappointment' |
| But in the Cameroon capital, Yaounde, the trumpeting and whistle-blowing that had lasted during the match died down at the final whistle, reports the BBC's Randy Jo Sa'ah. | But in the Cameroon capital, Yaounde, the trumpeting and whistle-blowing that had lasted during the match died down at the final whistle, reports the BBC's Randy Jo Sa'ah. |
| "It's a terrible disappointment," one fan said. | "It's a terrible disappointment," one fan said. |
| But he said the team had done well to reach the final and said he would go to the airport to welcome the players home. | But he said the team had done well to reach the final and said he would go to the airport to welcome the players home. |
| "The way we started this competition, I didn't expect we could reach this level." | "The way we started this competition, I didn't expect we could reach this level." |